Grant forcefully backed Maddie against the expensive silk wallpaper of the VIP alcove, his voice dripping with pure, unadulterated venom and arrogant victory.

He cruelly mocked her for actually believing that a broken, pathetic man like Vance Callahan could ever protect her from his massive power.

Maddie forced her voice to tremble perfectly, acting utterly defeated as she quietly asked him why he had faked the horrific medical test results.

Grant laughed loudly, his massive ego completely blinding him to the obvious danger, deeply eager to brag about his own terrifying, criminal brilliance.

He explicitly detailed exactly how much he had paid the corrupt doctors, openly bragging about fabricating the terrifying genetic disease just to force her into marriage.

He venomously stated that he did not actually care if the children lived or died; they were merely useful, highly expendable pawns to destroy Vance.

In the main security room, Vance’s eyes burned with a lethal, terrifying darkness, but his hands remained perfectly, completely steady on the controls.

He forcefully pressed the heavy master switch, instantly overriding the expensive DJ booth and hijacking the massive speaker system in the main ballroom.

Grant’s cruel, highly illegal, and completely horrifying confession suddenly echoed at massive, deafening volume across the entire, dead-silent charity gala.

Thousands of wealthy investors, powerful politicians, and aggressive journalists gasped in collective, absolute horror as Grant’s true, terrifying nature was violently exposed.

Grant froze completely, the smug, victorious smile violently sliding off his pale face as he realized his dark words were echoing through the walls.

He looked at Maddie’s calm, utterly fearless face and finally saw the tiny, blinking red light hidden perfectly inside the massive diamond pendant.

He lunged forward with a furious, highly violent scream, desperately raising his hand to strike the woman who had completely outsmarted him.

Before his heavy hand could even fall, the heavy oak doors of the alcove were violently kicked open, completely shattering off their brass hinges.

Vance stood in the doorway like an absolute force of nature, his massive fist connecting perfectly with Grant’s jaw in a single, devastatingly powerful blow.